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X.A.18.Oot 52. - page three of tact had made much more harm than good. He was thus expected 4n Germany with foreboding. 30 far his actions have justified the worst expecvat ions. His statement om the Wor-Criminals, a burning issue in Germany, wes a school example of how not to make friends. The Kruyp scandal, which has created terrigic res sentment in Germany, @specialiy among the workers, could have been avoided in its ultimate implications by hím, He did not do ite It is known that Domelly is entirely under the influenge of former omigrants, mostiy of Jewish ance sory, who use him as a means for satisfy Pins their desire for revenge, It is to be Teared that the contimeation of h's operations wiil only brine embarassement to the Amefican Governement and ail it wants to achieve in Gepmany, Since the last session of the German parliament began a few days ago in an athmosphere of expectation end of pros election ee ee the latest by-elections have been followed with the greetest interest, They gave no infications at ally While in Bielefeld the Scefalists retained a seat, in Bentheim Adenauer's CDU was able to wrest a seat from the Socialists, Thus it is very hard to make any sort of prediction at present, It must be nevertheless noted, thet all our observers who were pessimistic in the past a are now much more cheerful as to the outlook o f the Adeneuer Regime. they all report that the trend seems to be changing in fevour of the Chancellor, and that if but still a sufficient parliamentary mejority. These same ebser= vers also point out, thet while the Socialist opposition is at the maximum of its etreng "tn, Adenauer would still be able te enlarge his ruling coalition by the inclusion of two parties not yet in the governement ? the Bavarian Nationalist BayernpartelL and the Party of tre Refugees BHE, This obvious movément back to tre right is not only due to the personal prestige of the Chancellor - which is at an alitime high - but also to the ‘eer most Germans have at the in-= creasingly totalitarian development of Germany%Ss Trade Unions. In recent speaches German Trade Union Leaders, including the the majority in parliament, but egainst parliamentary Cemocracy as auch. They have admitted, indirectly, their contempt for mac jority rule, and their ahi ldsophy, that the will of the Trade Union leaders in itself was the infallible expression ofdemovra cy, liable to override the artificial majorities in parliament. The speaches thus create the fear, that the Unions plan to take over power in totalitarian fashion. And this creates, among some workers, the Middle class and the farmers a movement to the con-= servative right which might have interesting result by eiection time. ae Gő